East Asian Studies

The Department of East Asian Studies (EAS) encourages majors, certificate students, and non-majors to pursue overseas study in East Asia. The EAS Department runs intensive summer-language programs in Chinese and Japanese through PRINCETON IN BEIJING (PIB) and PRINCETON IN ISHIKAWA (PII). An expanded list of approved language programs in Korean, Chinese, and Japanese is listed below.  

• Summer-*EAS will accept up to two courses toward departmentals (one of which must be a cognate). Students are encouraged to pursue intensive summer language instruction in order to accelerate their language preparation (typically in an 8-10 week intensive program).  If you have questions about which program to attend, discuss your options with your language teacher.
• Semester-For students going abroad for a semester, *EAS will accept up to two courses toward departmentals (one of which must be a cognate).
• Year-For students going abroad for a year, *EAS will accept up to four courses toward departmentals (two of which must be cognates).

Students should make an appointment with Professor David Leheny as soon as they start thinking about study abroad, so that an academic program can be planned.

_{*Credit will only be given for courses that are equivalent to those taught at Princeton.}

Approved Language Centers:

CHINESE:

I. Summer Intensive Study
1) Princeton in Beijing (PIB), equivalent to one year of study at Princeton
II. Semester / Year-Long Study
1) Int'l. Chinese Language Program at National Taiwan University (ICLP)
2) Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies at Tsinghua, Beijing (IUB)

JAPANESE:

I. Summer Intensive Study
1)Princeton in Ishikawa (PII), equivalent to one year of study at Princeton
2) Hokkaido International Foundation's (HIF) Homestay and Study Program 
3) International Christian University (ICU), Tokyo
II. Semester / Year-Long Study
1) Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies (KCJS)
2) Japan in Today's World Program (JTW) at Kyushu University
3) Inter-University Center (IUC), Yokohama

KOREAN: 

I. Summer Intensive Study
1) Yonsei University, ten week regular program - summer quarter
2) Sogang University
3) Seoul National University 
II. Semester or Year-Long Study
1) Yonsei University
2) Sogang University
3) Seoul National University

For additional information, please contact Departmental Representative, Professor David Leheny, or visit Princeton's Study Abroad Office.